The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-02-16

other route, trains leaving Chicago ON stated
days In each month. Myself and party of
three went to Kalamazoo to get our tickets,
having seen the agent the week previous in
regard to our route and having selected the
A. L. 81 5. r. To go and the u. r. TO return.
On our arrival at Kalamazoo the gentlemanly
agent showed Us a letter from the A. II. az s.
f., in answer to his inquiry, stating that
there had been change and that they would
give no tickets over their route to any point
north of Los Angeles and that passengers
must return by the same route. We then
took tickets ria the Chicago and Alton TO
Kansas City, and the u. r. to the Central
Pacific terminus Los Angeles. $4,000 the
round trip, six months, or @S705 from Kala-
mszoo. On our arrival at Kansas City, we
were wrongly directed 10 the A. L. Il s. +.
Office for our tickets. We found it packed
with passengers and, having ID await our
turn, listened, and soon found that the red
faces of the passengers were not wholly in
consequence of the warmth of the room
Parties from Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Mich
igan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Canada were
presenting tickets purchased at their respect
i've places OF departure, each calling for one
first class passage over the A. I. a ). K. rid
Los Angeles, and return over some other
iNNt'' h'oS H'CllJ NNiS DtlG iJDlltCiN
informed that the company issued no tickets
for points north of Los Angeles, and that
parties must return the same way. making
the trip from Los Angeles 10 San Francisco
and return $4,000. The company had not
notified the dear public that after a certain
date, they would cease selling such tickets,
but said they had the right to do so whenever
they saw iit, and the dear public found that
they saw iit.
The Chicago and Alton is the incest and
most comfortable road | ever travelled over.
liz reclining chairs are as comfortable as
sleepers and its toilet accommodations and
lunch on cars are unexcelled. The u. p.
we found not desirable in cold weather: at
times the wind would almost stop the train
and we had the misfortune to be OH the train
that was 80 terribly wrecked at Evanston.
Wyoming, OH Saturday, the 29th of January.
The route over the plains was very dusty,
no rain having fallen for long time We
found California in the same condition. the
most general topic of conversation being the
prospect of a rainfall. The usual June look
to be seen here in winter was almost entirely
wanting, especially in the northern part of
the state. Near Los Angeles, it was slightly
better, but friends with whom l am stopping
say such drouth has not occurred in fifteen
years, and it is general throughout the state
Near Los Angeles, we saw large fields of
cabbage apparently ready for market, green
peas etc. by the acre and oranges-we.
some trees were SD loaded as To require half
a dozen props. The first carloads of this
fruit left for Chicago late last week and are
being rapidly followed by Others. / am
stopping at "A ranche-as farms are called
hereof thirty -three acres on which are ripe,
DartlV and hat +
to choose from when L wish-and | wish.
There are lemons alongside in the same
condition, English walnuLs and many other
kinds of fruit that | have not had time 10
find out. | have been much interested in
the big stories concerning alfalfa. 1t is
raised here and cut seven times year,
yielding something over ton per acre at
each cutting. If left standing longer it will
yield two tons per acre, but the former plan
is preferred. The price is now SO per ton:
the land Is offered for Sl20 per acre"